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SUMMARY:Greg Zbach: Surrealectric 2.0 – Intricate Digital Dreamscapes for the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:public reception: Friday\, Sept 19\, 6-8 p.m.\non display Sept 5-29 \nErie native Greg Zbach is a photo and new media artist\, composer\, retired electrical engineer and current President of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Artists Association. Greg’s three published instrumental music CD’s include “Grimsby\,” a full-length children’s ballet performed at the Warner Theater in 2002. \nPast exhibits include two collaborations with professional photographer Art Becker at Glass Growers Gallery and multiple invitation only shows with Campbell Stonewall Gallery\, NPAA and PASNWPA art organizations. Works were accepted in juried art exhibits for the Erie Arts Festival Panorama\, where Greg received an Honorable Mention\, Excellence Award\, Gold Circle Award and Third Place. His work was accepted 16 years in a row for “In the Garden”\, an annual show at Campbell Stonewall Gallery\, where Greg received three Honorable Mentions. \nMore recently\, Greg’s works were accepted in NPAA juried shows at the Erie Art Museum and Crary Gallery in Warren\, Pa. and six Erie Art Museum Spring Shows. Greg also received First Place in both the 52nd Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Art Exhibition in 2025 and an invitation only show at Campbell Stonewall Gallery “The Essence of Art: Pattern and Color” in 2019.\nNewer shows include a solo exhibit “Surrealectric II – Intricate digital dreamscapes for the 21st century” at the Ashtabula Arts Center in 2025\, the NPAA 50th anniversary Special Exhibition at Mercyhurst University Cummings Gallery in 2024 and an invitation only show “Synergy” at Mercyhurst University Cummings Gallery in 2023. Greg juried the Patricia S. Yahn Student Art Show at Mercyhurst University in 2024. \nHis work can be seen in multiple regional businesses\, Glass Growers Gallery\, D’ Hopkins Denniston Gallery\, Marquette Bank\, Erie Federal Credit Union bank\, UPMC Health Centers and Flagship City Food Hall. Greg is a charter member of The Photographic Arts Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania (PASNWPA). Greg is also an active member and serves on the board as president of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Artists Association or NPAA. \n“Being an artist with a background in engineering\, I feel I have benefitted from the juxtaposition of analytical and creative processes in my perspective on art. This balance allows for a greater variety of artistic expression\, leading to a range from surreal and even op art-like to painterly works. \nI use technology to heighten the magical qualities of vision. The digital camera is one of the instruments I use to capture both the ordinary and extraordinary events I perceive. The digital darkroom allows me to present my impression of these moments in time. My work comes from a traditional photographic construct but I also alter certain works to magnify and focus a feeling\, mood or sense of wonder. This same approach applies to my newer all digital works but the instrument I use is not a camera but a computer and specialized software. \nI strive to create a mysterious atmosphere in my creations\, even to the point of strangeness\, in order to draw the viewer in to a challenging and evocative experience.\nIt is my hope to leave the spectator a compelling and fresh view of the natural and virtual worlds.”
URL:https://ashtabulaartscenter.org/event/greg-zbach-surrealectric-2-0-intricate-digital-dreamscapes-for-the-21st-century/2025-09-23/
LOCATION:Ashtabula Arts Center\, 2928 W. 13th St.\, Ashtabula\, OH\, 44004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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